Convention Connection for Friday, September 10, 2021
Find a convention near you this weekend, including Rose City Comic Con, ConnectiCon, Florida Supercon, and more!
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Convention Connection for Thursday, September 2, 2021
Find a convention near you this Labor Day weekend, including Dragon Con, ReaperCon, Fan Expo Boston, and more.
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Convention Connection for Friday, August 27, 2021
Find a convention online or near you this weekend, including Colorado Springs Comic Con, Crypticon Seattle, GamesCon, and more.
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Planet Comicon 2021 Brings a Sense of Normality to Fans
Remember when going to a place with a lot of people was normal? This was a reminder.
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Convention Connection for Friday, August 20, 2021
Find a convention online or in-person near you this weekend, including Awesome Con, Planet Comicon, Southern-Fried Game Expo, and more!
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Convention Connection for Thursday, August 12, 2021
Find a convention near you this weekend, including MegaCon, FarleyCon, Monster-Mania Con, Anime Magic!, and many more.
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Convention Connection for Friday, August 6th 2021
Find an in-person or virtual convention this weekend, including Crunchyroll Expo, Otakon, CONvergence, and more.
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Convention Connection for Friday, July 30th 2021
Find an in-person or online convention this last weekend of July, including GalaxyCon Raleigh, TerrifiCon, Tampa Bay Comic Con, and more!
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Convention Connection for Friday, July 16th 2021
Find a convention near you or online this weekend, including PAX Online, Comicpalooza, OzCon International, and more!
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Convention Connection for Friday, July 9th 2021
Find an in-person or online event near you this weekend, including PopCon Indy 2021, RTX at Home 2021, and more.
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Convention Connection for Friday, July 2nd 2021
Find a convention near you or online this Independence Day weekend, including zombie movie reunions, anime and gaming cons, and more.
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Convention Connection for Friday, June 25th 2021
Check out a convention near you this last weekend in June, including Albuquerque Comic Con, Houston Horror Film Fest, and more!
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Andrew Hackard: Memories of the ‘Munchkin’ Czar
John Booth shares some memories of Andrew Hackard, ‘Munchkin’ Czar, who passed away this past week.
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Convention Connection for Friday, June 18th 2021
Find an in-person or virtual convention to attend this Father’s Day weekend, Friday, June 18th through Sunday, June 20th.
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Convention Connection for Friday, June 11th 2021
This week, we’re taking a look at the conventions and events near you, including virtual events you can view from home.
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MoPop Presents ‘Heroes and Villains: The Art of the Disney Costume’
In collaboration with the Walt Disney Archives, MoPop is opening the ‘Heroes and Villains: The Art of the Disney Costume’ exhibition on June 5th. The exhibit brings over 70 original pieces from 19 designers ranging in history from Julie Andrews’ original ‘Mary Poppins’ traveling dress to several costumes from 2019’s ‘Dumbo.’
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Convention Connection for Friday, June 4th 2021
In this week’s Convention Connection, we’re spotlighting WonderFest 2021, Colossalcon 2021, and more. Find a convention near you this week!
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Stack Overflow: Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
A few books to celebrate AAPI Heritage Month.
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Esther Crow’s Green Earth Day, New View from Koo Koo Kanga Roo
Green for Earth Day, Lemonade for Mirth Day
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Register Now for the Great Escape Tournament from Paruzal Games
Think you’ve got what it takes to be the fastest escape room team on the internet? Paruzal Games is hosting the Great Escape Tournament, competing to play through four virtual escape room games for bragging rights.
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Stack Overflow: 2021 Reading Resolutions
Today, we’re sharing our hopes and dreams for 2021—at least when it comes to our reading habits.
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GeekDad Ken’s 2020 Holiday Light Display Song List
Your geeky neighborhood Griswold is back. GeekDad Ken shows off his new holiday lights with a video (Tom Lehrer!) and the huge song list for this year’s show.
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Twinkly Gen II LED Lights Will Make Your Holiday Tree Magical
Turn your tree or other holiday light display into something special with these easily programmable LEDs.
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A Meal Fit for a King: Thanksgiving With ‘Heroes’ Feast’
In our house, this year’s Thanksgiving dinner is based on recipes from the newly released ‘Heroes Feast: The Official D&D Cookbook.’
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2020 Holiday Gift Guide – Gadgets and Toys Part 1
Nothing quite defines geeks like their affinity for gadgets and toys. Regardless of our specific geekdom, we often find ourselves ogling some cool new tech toy, or handy gadget to make our lives more fun. This year it appears that our contributors have been wooed by a plethora of items. Below we present part one […]
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13 Monstrously Fun Games for Halloween
October is here, and you know what that means: time to break out the monsters, ghosts, and ghouls at game night! Here’s a list of thirteen titles to help send shivers up your spine!
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5 Classic Halloween Specials (That Aren’t ‘It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown’)
There’s more to Halloween television viewing than just ‘It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.’ Here are five classics to rediscover with your family.
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Stack Overflow: Civics for Kids
In honor of RBG, today’s stack includes books that teach kids about equality, voting, and being a good citizen.
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Stack Overflow: 5 Comic Book Biographies
Comic books are a fascinating medium for biographies. Today’s stack includes five biographies: four are about artists, and the last is about a scientist.
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GeekDad Visits St. Thomas Elevated Park
St. Thomas, Ontario has its own version of New York’s High Line, an elevated park on an 850 foot long, 1929 vintage railroad bridge.
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